Page 49 - Union Representative News Today

Switch on the worlds most famous Christmas Tree today. Wednesday, december 4th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a. Good morning. Im matt lauer. And im Savannah Guthrie. What is tall and bushy . No, not matt lauer. It is the Christmas Tree. All four of us set to do the honors. We have a great show planned. And were glad youre back. No, thanksgiving hangover lasted a long time. Just kidding. I had a stomach virus. Im not contagiou...

But you might just be right. He looks great. Hang in there, folks. Youll see him in a little bit. We start off this wednesday morning with the frigid forecast. For nearly 150 million americans, bonechilling, arctic air and treacherous ice, and blinding snow. Its getting worse by the day. The western half of the country is getting slammed this morning. And its not letting up just yet. The south and the east are next in line. We begin with abcs tahman bradley. Reporter an arctic blast sent tempera...

Strike deadline expires. I can tell you that the lead negotiator, tom hoff, did come out a little earlier this evening. He said they had made a fair offer and had actually spent quite a bit of time talking across the table with all the unions. The b. A. R. T. Management team left, however, after spending time across the table with those union members. We just had a facetoface meeting with them. Were waiting to see what questions or comments they have. And if they have any questions or comments w...

The Idaho National guard has sent out two helicopters but had to stop due to heavy snow. Contra costa county is tackling bullying. Reporter the transgender teen is here at the meeting. We spoke to the teen moments ago. Be strong and have a thick skin. If people say a lot of hurtful things, you should build that thick skin but at the same time dont build it up where you get hurt. They are talking about bullying and Sexual Harassment. The meeting began moments ago. Reporter most kids look forward ...

By the unions last flight. Deborah villalon is live where the two have met face to face tonight. Reporter and theyre inside. The union and the district are meeting. 20 minutes ago we saw the general manager of b. A. R. T. To get here. They have something for her to contribute on. We know for the last hour theyve been hashing out an offer from yesterday. Something the union calls insane, something b. A. R. T. Calls great. They say its a 20 increase over four years but paying more for benefits man...

Or if no sot of the union or management get sot of negotiator while the possibility of a second bart strike looms, many are asking. Why isnt it illegal for bart workers to walk off the job. Maligned there will continue negotiation all San Francisco Public Workers are allowed to strike except for muni, which is prevented by a city charter. Labor and negotiations expert john logan shares why bart negotiation break downs are so troubling this time around. They have had more than enough time to reac...

The sides are talking a recess until 1 00 this afternoon. Bart unions initially said they would strike today if they did not reach a contract gigabyte midnight monday. The possibility of a strike loomed as unions give management a 24 hour reprieve from what would have been the second strike in the more than three months. Kron4 is will trends was there when the announcement was made this morning he joins us live at the caltrans headquarters in oakland with more on the talks. What will . Here is a...

The two have met face to face tonight. Reporter and theyre inside. The union and the district are meeting. 20 minutes ago we saw the general manager of b. A. R. T. To get here. They have something for her to contribute on. We know for the last hour theyve been hashing out an offer from yesterday. Something the union calls insane, something b. A. R. T. Calls great. They say its a 20 increase over four years but paying more for benefits many workers say that if they take this they would not be bet...

What Tax Deductions would you give up as part of a solution to the deficit problems . Here are the numbers to call. For republicans, 2025853881. For democrats, 2025853880. For independents, 2025853882. You can also find us online. Send us a tweet, twitter. Com c spanwj. Find a son facebook and weigh in there. At journal c span. Org. The Christian Science monitor, asked what we would be willing to give up. Americans would be willing to give up the Tax Deduction for Charitable Giving over other po...

Get your good going. Blue diamond. Snack nut of the u. S. Ski team. Right. Great news. This is great news for california. That was the reaction on the news at 9 00 from a California Lottery official after learning someone in the bay area picked all five numbers plus the powerball. The ticket, the only Winning Ticket is worth 425 million. The 6th biggest jackpot in lottery history. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Im ama dates in for carolyn johnson. Someone just got super rich. Abc7 News Reporter se...